HOUSTON — If you were along the coast of Galveston on Wednesday, you may have noticed a very low tide. There was actually a “Low Tide Advisory” issued for Galveston Bay.
According to meteorologist Pat Cavlin, that really doesn’t matter much anyone other than mariners and those who take the Lynchburg Ferry, which suspended operations Wednesday because of lower water levels.
So why is the water level so low? It’s due to the strong north wind we saw on Tuesday, which actually pushed the water out of Galveston Bay and into the Gulf of Mexico. Bush and Hobby Airports reported gusts of just under 40 mph. In Galveston, gusts reached 43 miles per hour.
The Low Water Advisory was in effect until 4 p.m. Wednesday. The tide was expected to come back in around dinner time through around 10 p.m. or 11 p.m.
It takes that long to get the water back into the Bay because there’s such a small opening for it to move back in.
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